LSU plans to brew and sell its own beer, with release planned duringthe fall football season.

A spokesman for the university, Ernie Ballard, says the logos and candesigns are being finalized with an eye toward putting the beer onstore shelves in September or October.

Ballard says local Baton Rouge-based Tin Roof Brewing Co. ispartnering with LSU to produce the beer, which will be distributed byMockler Beverage.

No word yet on a name for the beer -- or a list of the types of beersthat will be offered. Ballard says the project was developed throughLSU's food science department, with classes involved in creating therecipe.